Tragedy in a house near Porcari ( Lucca ), yesterday evening, where a family was exterminated due to carbon monoxide.
There were four victims , with a fifth person taken, still alive, in emergency code red to the Cisanello hospital in Pisa , and according to the ASL he should be saved.
Three police officers who entered the house to provide assistance also reportedly suffered minor intoxication .
According to reports, the victims are a 48-year-old father, a 43-year-old mother, and their two children, a 22-year-old man, and a 15-year-old girl. Firefighters were also on the scene.
The house and the boiler, which, according to initial investigations, was new, were seized . The Carabinieri placed the seals on it.
According to the reconstruction, the family was carrying out work on the house. The boiler is located inside the house and is an independent heating system. It was under warranty, but it is likely—as further investigations proceed—that an expert assessment will be commissioned, not only on the boiler but also on the pipes, particularly the flue gas pipes outside the house.
"Last night, February 4th, a terrible tragedy occurred in our town. An entire family, the Kola family, lost their lives at home, likely due to carbon monoxide gas released from the boiler, as investigations will shed light on. The father, Arti, and the mother, Jonida, with their two children, Hajdar, 22, and Xhesika, 15," wrote Porcari Mayor Leonardo Fornaciari on Facebook. "We are all shocked and saddened by this tragic event, which immediately reminded me of the tragedy of the Malanca family, which occurred in February 1992." "Our community," the mayor continued, "stands united around relatives and friends in a spiritual embrace for this grave loss that has struck Porcari. May they rest in peace, all together."
(Unioneonline/vl)